Presentation
SOTOS syndrome and severe scoliosis. Pre-op assessment.
Patient Data
Severe left-convex thoracic scoliosis centered at T10.
Post-operative assessment following posterior spinal fixation with a growing rod system. This is a system with bilateral rods that can be manipulated in the clinic with a magnetic device allowing progressive lengthening.
The comparison view of initial and follow up imaging of the MAGEC system. The amount of lengthening can be assessed by x-ray, or by ultrasound. On the right (later) image, there is increased lucency above the wider portion of the right rod and caudal to the left rod.
Case Discussion
Growing systems do what they say - they allow growth. This can be a system that requires an operation to manipulate the rods, or a system like this where tiny progressive manipulations can allow growth.
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